The disasters that never happened: How to soothe rising climate anxiety


From searing heat to floods and drought, global warming is affecting the world faster than anticipated. - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation): When Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the Philippines in 2013, killing more than 6,000 people, everything was wiped out on the tiny island of Tulang Diyot, with all its 500 houses destroyed.

But early warnings and a swift evacuation just before the storm struck saved the island's entire population of 1,000 people from one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever, which left a trail of destruction across the Asian country.

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